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Fighting Terror With Torture

Part of The Big Stories: 2015. How far should we go in the fight against terrorism? Panorama hears from those who approved, ran and suffered waterboarding in secret CIA prisons.

Part of The Big Stories: 2015. How far should we go in the fight against terrorism? Enhanced interrogation methods used by America in the aftermath of 9/11 -- including the technique of controlled drowning known as waterboarding -- have been condemned as torture. Panorama lets you decide as it recreates what was done, and hears from those who approved, ran and suffered the programme in secret CIA prisons around the world.

30 minutes

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Sun 3 Jan 201621:30GMT
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ReporterHilary Andersson
ProducerMatthew Hill
EditorCeri Thomas

Broadcasts

  • Sat 22 Aug 201502:30GMT
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  • Sat 22 Aug 201517:30GMT
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  • Sat 22 Aug 201523:30GMT
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  • Sun 23 Aug 201510:30GMT
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  • Sat 2 Jan 201602:30GMT
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  • Sat 2 Jan 201608:30GMT
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  • Sun 3 Jan 201614:30GMT
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  • Sun 3 Jan 201621:30GMT
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    BBC World News showcases some of the most interesting and revealing documentaries of 2015.